For Immediate Release: January 16, 2007
GARI MELCHERS HOME AND STUDIO TO OFFER CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES, FEB. 24
Fredericksburg, Va. – Gari Melchers Home and Studio will host two sets of children’s art classes taught by Lafayette Upper Elementary School Art Teacher Tyler Ballard on Saturday, February 24, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and again from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
“Winter Sky – Bare Trees” will encourage children to study the structure of trees and the winter sky while learning about warm and cool colors, positive and negative space, and the use of color. An introduction to Gari Melchers’ artwork in the Studio also is included.
A Caroline County native and Radford University graduate, Ballard enjoys teaching art to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders, as well as creating her own commissioned art pieces.
The class fee, which includes all supplies, is $20 for members of the Friends of Belmont and $25 for non-members. The classes are suitable for children ages 8 to 15, and each student will take home a finished art piece. Class sizes are limited and pre-registration is required.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio is a 27-acre estate and former residence of the artist Gari Melchers and his wife Corinne. The property, which is part of the University of Mary Washington, is both a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. Located at 224 Washington St. in Falmouth, Va., a quarter mile west of the intersection of U.S. 1 and U.S. 17, it is open daily with an admission charge. The museum Web site is www.GariMelchers.org.
For more information and to register, contact Education Coordinator Michelle Crow-Dolby at (540) 654-1851 or mdolby@umw.edu.
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